February NPD Sales Figures - Xbox 360, Bioshock 2 Big Winners

Posted by Chris Lansdell on 03.11.2010

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Here are the February NPD sales numbers. We'll have detailed analysis this weekend.

Hardware

1. Nintendo DS 613,200
   
2. Xbox 360 422,000
   
3. Wii 397,900
   
4. PlayStation 3 360,100
   
5. PSP 133,400
   
6. PlayStation 2 101,900
   

The Wii drops below the 360 for the first time since before Christmas, with PS3 closing the gap too. The DS saw a big sales jump despite the DSi XL not being released in the month.

Software

1. BioShock 2 (360) - 562,900
   
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 555,600
   
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) - 314,300
   
4. Just Dance (Wii) - 275,400
   
5. Wii Sport Resort w/ Motion Plus - 272,500
   
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) - 252,800
   
7. Mass Effect 2 (360) - 246,500
   
8. Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition (PS3) - 242.5K
   
9. Dante's Inferno (360) - 224.7K
   
10. Heavy Rain (PS3) - 219,000

New Super Mario Bros. sales remain strong, but Bioshock 2 managed to top it for first place this month. The drop-off to the rest of the list is significant, with Dante's Inferno being particularly disappointing.

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